On the other side of the fence, the Philadelohia '76ers are 0-13 on the year, shooting air balls here, there and everywhere, making this a 'Keyatone Kops' iteration of what is unseemly a pro basketball team.

A story that maybe has a bit of resonance here in Toronto but apparently the NBA put pressure on the 76ers to knock it off with the blatant tanking which led to the hiring of Jerry Colangelo above Sam Hinkie.

Steph has a Toronto connection, having attended Queensway Christian College back when he was a pre-teen and his father, Dell was playing for the Raptors at the time. He stayed for three years at which time his son, Steph, honed his young basketball skills in Canada.